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William Dell Lindsley (December 25, 1812 – March 11, 1890) was a one-term
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
from 1853 to 1855.


Biography

Born in
New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134 ...
, Lindsley attended the common schools. He moved to
Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...
, in 1832 and soon after to Erie County, Ohio, settling near Sandusky. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as captain in the Ohio Militia from 1840 to 1843 and as brigadier general in 1843.


Congress

Lindsley was elected as a
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits.


Death

He died in Perkins Township, Ohio, March 11, 1890. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.


Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsley, William Dell 1812 births 1890 deaths Politicians from New Haven, Connecticut People from Sandusky, Ohio American militia generals 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio